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Nestled into the Cambridgeshire countryside is Wintringham, St Neots; a thriving, connected community with wellbeing at its core

intringham is a major new mixed-use development in St Neots that will provide 2,800

opening of Wintringham Primary Academy, the first new school to be built at Wintringham. The academy is run by the Diamond Learning Trust. It has been designed based on forest school principles, fostering outdoor education and learning methods. At its centre stands a glass-enclosed woodland grove for students to play and learn in, with classrooms also benefitting from dual-aspect views on to green space. With biodiversity and environmental sustainability at its heart, Urban&Civic has thoughtfully designed Wintringham so it offers a pedestrian and cycle- friendly environment, promoting sustainability and wellbeing. Pocket parks will be placed at the centre of each residential area, creating landscaped green spaces between the new homes. A central linear park is set to run north-to-south throughout the whole development, bringing together other green spaces, and the development will provide a choice of meandering cycle paths and walkways.

new homes, seven acres of land for commercial use and a new district centre that offers a restaurant, gym, nursery, convenience store and an incubator building for small businesses. Working with the community and local partners, master developer Urban&Civic has developed a vision that will transform Wintringham into a flourishing place to live, work and enjoy. Designed with spaces where people can thrive and socialise, the developer wants to have an active role in the community. With the initial phase launched earlier in the year, this autumn marks another milestone, as the first residents are expected to move in, immediately enjoying safe cycle and walkways, alongside exciting play spaces and facilities – all vital ingredients to help form a sense of place and community. Despite lockdown, it has been a busy year on-site and, as such, this November marks the highly anticipated

Set to be the next chapter in the evolution of St Neots, Wintringham will also be an exciting place to work. Combining a great location and outstanding design, with health and wellbeing at its core, this vibrant, mixed-use neighbourhood will be the perfect place for businesses to thrive. The employment area will include a landscaped business park and a local centre, targeted at innovative and creative industries. Wintringham sits within the Oxford-Cambridge arc, often called ‘the knowledge corridor’, given its vital economic importance for growth in the UK outside London. It is an area that hosts a highly skilled labour force,

IMAGES A driving force behind the latest evolution of St Neots, Wintringham offers stunning homes with open, green spaces and amenities to boot

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